A visit to the Friendship Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Friendship Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friendship Cemetery:
34.0404, -81.9587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friendship Cemetery is located in Greenwood County<2>.
The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Greenwood. Greenwood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Friendship Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friendship Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Friendship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dorn Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorn Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Saluda.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #700020 <5>
- Penn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Harling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harling Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harling Cemetery
- Gassaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gassaway Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Gassaway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gassaway Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Hegwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hegwood Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Griffith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffith Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Saluda.
- The Griffith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Griffith Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362117 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Travis Park Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Park Cemetery
- Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Rushville Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- Blocker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Blocker Cemetery is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Cemetery
- Pine Pleasant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friendship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Ninety Six
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chappells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anglers Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Fairforest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Old Town Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
- Mathews Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Panola Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Grendel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mudlick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Greenwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edgefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coronaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Promised Land
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Verdery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Silverstreet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Friendship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenwood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friendship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edgefield
- Greenwood
- Johnston
- Ninety Six
- Saluda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Friendship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Greenwood County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Friendship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1241311 (Friendship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241311 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Greenwood
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Good Hope
- Location given for Friendship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0404071 Lon: -81.9587274
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Friendship Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |